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Larry Andrews

A Space Oddity

Synopsis

Space adventure, forbidden passion, deception and foreign intrigue.
Dealing with what happened in space and its potential impact on their lives on earth will challenge Russian cosmonaut commander Misha Sokolov, and French cosmonaut Dr. Babette Bescond. Misha, his career in jeopardy must protect Babette from adversarial American scientists. Babette must determine if infatuation brings true love while dealing with a perceived family deception. Will their travels through France and Russia bond their relationship or will it be shattered by an unforeseen tragic event.
If you liked Andy Weir’s ‘The Martian’ or the TV series ‘Extant’ with Halle Berry, you are bound to enjoy Larry Andrews fast reading, exciting, 180 page novel with three-dimensional characters and a twist you won't see coming.
Get ‘A Space Oddity’ and enjoy a visual journey through France and Russia with two pursued fascinating individuals

Author Biography

Larry Andrews is referred to by his friends as a true renaissance man. Of Danish/Swede ancestry, his mastery of skills in multiple fields and disciplines has developed over the years. His mechanical engineering degree from Stevens Institute Technology was earned while a day student apprenticing by night in his father’s jewelry and clock shop as a watchmaker. After military service, a career in aerospace would be shaped from the early days of rocketry through the launching of communication satellites and the moon landing. While working, he attained a masters from the University of Southern California, where he would later serve as an adjunct Grad professor. Over the years, he would maintain passion for repair of antique watches and clocks as well as build on his mother’s love for the arts, holding several prominent leadership and support roles for the local symphony and performing arts center. Though writing was always an important part of his professional life the mixing of experiences and story telling launched him into the exciting world of writing novel fiction.

Author Insight

A disaster in Space?

This scene in Space is vivid and engaging. Portending a colossal disaster. How and why did it occur? How it was resolved? Revelation can only be achieved by reading the novel.

Book Excerpt

A Space Oddity

She watched Misha exit the airlock and carefully work his way along the Mir space station outer skin. There were spaced EVA handholds installed to keep the cosmonaut from floating away from the station. In addition, he had a long tether secured at the exit of the airlock.

“Working my way toward the solar arrays,” came Misha’s voice.

“Roger that,” replied Babette, speaking English, as Misha was doing, to avoid any possible miscommunication because of language during the space walk.

It is a beautiful and exciting scene, she thought. Sunlight reflecting off the silver exterior of Mir and the white space suit slowly moving along, like a white moth on a giant silver cocoon.

Then she panicked. Floating behind Misha like a giant snake moving in slow motion was his tether, all of it. It had disconnected from the airlock.

“Misha,” she called, “you are not secure.”

There was no reply.

“Misha, do you hear me? Please respond!”

Still no response.

Misha was now close to the arrays. He moved to the next handhold but released the last before clutching the next and started floating away from the station.